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Re: OT? Apple TV, WiFi, and Mavericks?

From Lloyd E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: OT? Apple TV, WiFi, and Mavericks?
Date 2013-10-26 14:21 -0500
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On 2013-10-26 18:57:10 +0000, Savageduck said:

> On 2013-10-26 18:29:47 +0000, Ted Lee <tmplee@mr.net> said:
> 
>> I *think* this fits this NG; can't tell where else it would!  (There 
>> doesn't seem to be an Apple TV NG.)
>> 
>> Mavericks is supposed to be able to drive both the HDMI port and the 
>> main display, with separate menu bars etc.  (you could have separate 
>> displays with earlier versions of the OS, but only one of them could 
>> have the menu bar.)
>> 
>> (This would be on my MacBook Pro Retina, but presumably it would apply 
>> to a variety of, but not all, other hardware models.)
>> 
>> Does anyone know if instead of the hardwired HDMI it could use an Apple 
>> TV wifi connection instead?  (I know it can do it mirroring the native 
>> screen, but could it also do it as a separate display?)
>> 
>> Furthermore, could the Apple TV connection be a direct ad hoc wifi 
>> connection, rather than via a router's net?  (There is some chatter in 
>> the Apple support discussion groups on this, but it is as clear as mud 
>> as to what the real capabilities are.)
>> 
>> The idea of course is to be able to use an HDTV as an additional 
>> monitor without having to be hardwired to it.
>> 
>> Ted Lee
>> Minnetonka, MN
> 
> This might help some:
> < 
> http://www.appletvhacks.net/2013/06/10/os-x-mavericks-lets-you-use-your-hdtv-as-a-second-display-using-apple-tv-and-airplay/ 
> 
>> 
> < 
> http://www.macworld.com/article/2042936/hands-on-with-os-x-mavericks-multiple-display-support.html 
> 
>> 
> < 
> http://www.besttechie.com/2013/10/23/os-x-mavericks-unleashed-a-look-at-airplay-display/ 
> 

thanks for that!!  I hadn't actually used Airplay with Mavericks and 
didn't realize that they had improved it that much.


-- 
Lloyd

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OT? Apple TV, WiFi, and Mavericks? Ted Lee <tmplee@mr.net> - 2013-10-26 13:29 -0500
  Re: OT? Apple TV, WiFi, and Mavericks? Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-10-26 13:49 -0500
  Re: OT? Apple TV, WiFi, and Mavericks? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2013-10-26 11:57 -0700
    Re: OT? Apple TV, WiFi, and Mavericks? Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-10-26 14:21 -0500
    Re: OT? Apple TV, WiFi, and Mavericks? Ted Lee <tmplee@mr.net> - 2013-10-26 15:14 -0500
    Re: OT? Apple TV, WiFi, and Mavericks? Ted Lee <tmplee@mr.net> - 2013-10-26 18:15 -0500
      Re: OT? Apple TV, WiFi, and Mavericks? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2013-10-27 14:16 +1300
        Re: OT? Apple TV, WiFi, and Mavericks? Ted Lee <tmplee@mr.net> - 2013-10-26 21:09 -0500
          Re: OT? Apple TV, WiFi, and Mavericks? "Ted L." <tedl719@yahoo.com> - 2013-10-26 22:29 -0500
          Re: OT? Apple TV, WiFi, and Mavericks? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2013-10-27 17:07 +1300
            Re: OT? Apple TV, WiFi, and Mavericks? Ted Lee <tmplee@mr.net> - 2013-10-27 20:03 -0500
              Re: OT? Apple TV, WiFi, and Mavericks? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-28 14:36 +1300
                Re: OT? Apple TV, WiFi, and Mavericks? Ted Lee <tmplee@mr.net> - 2013-10-27 20:46 -0500
                Re: OT? Apple TV, WiFi, and Mavericks? Ted Lee <tmplee@mr.net> - 2013-10-28 09:51 -0500
                Re: OT? Apple TV, WiFi, and Mavericks? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-29 09:27 +1300
                Re: OT? Apple TV, WiFi, and Mavericks? Ted Lee <tmplee@mr.net> - 2013-10-28 16:07 -0500
                Re: OT? Apple TV, WiFi, and Mavericks? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-29 13:36 +1300
                Re: OT? Apple TV, WiFi, and Mavericks? Ted Lee <tmplee@mr.net> - 2013-10-28 21:43 -0500
                Re: OT? Apple TV, WiFi, and Mavericks? "M. John Matlaw" <nouser@invalid.com> - 2013-10-29 06:12 -0400
        Re: OT? Apple TV, WiFi, and Mavericks? Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2013-10-27 11:19 -0400
          Re: OT? Apple TV, WiFi, and Mavericks? John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2013-10-27 08:24 -0700
          Re: OT? Apple TV, WiFi, and Mavericks? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-28 09:56 +1300
          Re: OT? Apple TV, WiFi, and Mavericks? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-10-27 20:56 +0000

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